MEINEPUPPEN-Toys for grown up people- is a 100% handmade production developed by Carlota Corte-Real since 2003 in Montpellier. Dolls,jewelery and many other felt acessories and decorative objects. The interest was to give the dolls to friends that also travel and/ or come from different countries. In this sense the dolls could also travel... like her friends and like her also. Since 2005 she has being organizing and collaborating with several handmade markets between Portugal and Austria.

Monday, 16 March 2009

" Poor living conditions and poor diet led to many Middle Ages Health problems suffered by both the wealthy and the poor Medieval people. Anemia was common as was rheumatism, arthritis, tuberculosis and dysentery ( known as the flux ). Child bearing and possible childbed fever was dangerous and many women died during childbirth. Influenza was also a common health problem, referred to as the 'sweating sickness'. Sexually Transmitted diseases, such as Syphilis, were also prevalent."